Word · Frequency #34239
sequester
使隔绝;使隐退
核心释义
to set apart or isolate someone or something from others
- 1.
隔离外界影响;隐居;撤退
To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
- 2.
分离以储存
To separate in order to store.
- 3.
分开;搁置;移除;与其他事物分离
To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
- 4.
通过形成配位化合物来阻止溶液中的离子正常行为
To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound.
- 5.
暂时从所有者手中移除财产并作为法律索赔的担保
To temporarily remove (property) from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims.
- 6.
使某人接受扣押过程;剥夺某人的财产等
To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc.
- 7.
扣押并持有敌方财产
To seize and hold enemy property.
- 8.
撤退;隐退
To withdraw; to retire.
扣押;没收;螯合;隔离外界影响;隐居;撤退;分离以储存;分开;搁置;移除;与其他事物分离
用法In use
The committee decided to sequester the witnesses in a hotel during the hearing.
用法提示:sequester 在此作及物动词,意为“使隔离”,后接宾语 the witnesses。
She sequestered herself in her room to prepare for the job interview.
用法提示:sequestered 是过去式,用于 sequester oneself 结构,表示“使(自己)隐退/隔绝”。
The contaminated soil was sequestered behind a thick plastic barrier.
用法提示:was sequestered 为被动语态,强调“被隔离、被隔绝”的状态。
sequester + oneself/someone + from + someone/something
常用于表示使某人或自己与他人或外界隔离。
The witness was sequestered from the jury during the trial.
证人在审判期间与陪审团隔离。
sequester + property/assets (often passive)
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- isolate
- 隔离 · ‘Sequester’ 强调隔绝或隐退,而 ‘isolate’ 更常用于指物理或社会上的隔离。
- confiscate
- 没收 · ‘Sequester’ 可指扣押或没收,但 ‘confiscate’ 更常用于指官方没收财产。
词族Word family
- sequesters
- plural, third person singular
- sequestered
- past, past participle
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